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• Norwich midfielder also wanted by Everton attracts £20m bids • West Ham frustrated over Felipe Anderson price hike by Lazio Leicester and Southampton are battling to sign James Maddison after lodging opening bids for the Norwich midfielder. The expectation at the start of last week was that Everton would make the first move for the 21-year-old. Leicester and Southampton appear to have stolen a march on Marco Silva’s side, Fulham and West Ham after offering £20m plus add…

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Hideous agents fees are becoming a real issue within the game this summer with ridiculous figures being demanded by intermediaries to get deals across the line. Back in 2016/17 West Ham paid £9.5m and with last year’s figures  due out soon we can expect to see yet another rise in the already ridiculous fees being […]

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Football scouting is an evolving industry using more and more technology. The days of relying on an old-school scout gut feeling are long gone. Most clubs now use computer programmes, such as Scout7, to gather detailed statistical analyses of players. Videos are uploaded within minutes of a game finishing, enabling a manager or director of football […]

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For all the latest transfer news stay right here with Sportsmail’s JORDAN SEWARD as we guide you through all the action from the Premier League. Football League and around Europe.

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Joao Mario was on the pitch to witness Cristiano Ronaldo stun Spain again just days after the shock departure of their head coach Julien Lopetegui, his hat-trick securing an amazing 3-3 World Cup draw in Sochi.

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Hammers fans believe Crystal Palace’s Ruben Loftus Cheek is the man required to fill the gaping hole left in the first team squad following Manu Lanzini’s injury. It’s a question dominating the manager and board’s collective psyche at the moment but of seven possible replacements suggested in a ClaretandHugh poll, the 22 year old is […]

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West Ham have marked down Monday June 25 as a key date on the summer transfer window schedule. That’s the day when Manuel Pellegrini will explain to the board how he wants to cover the dreadful loss of Manu Lanzini. The new boss and director of football Mario Husillos will be telling the two Davids […]

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West Ham legend Sir Geoff Hurst has told the Daily Star of his disappointment that West Ham has been linked with Yaya Toure and Jack Wilshere as possible transfer targets. “When I see them linked with Toure I just think that’s completely and utterly off the wall. I absolutely cannot believe as a club we’re […]

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Former West Ham transfer target William Carvalho got a mixed reception from the game of the World Cup tournament so far as he featured in the thrilling 3-3 draw between Portugal and Spain last night. While some Hammers fans thought Carvalho was impressive and solid in the defensive midfield role and suggested Pellegrini should sign […]

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West Ham are tonight insisting that Michail Antonio is not for sale and on course to return to the squad for the opening Premier League game at Liverpool. The former Hammer of the Year has been linked with a move across London to Crystal Palace for weeks but there is no likelihood of that happening. […]

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Sevilla have also made an offer for the 21-year-old centre back though less than West Ham. A fee is still to be agreed while he is also looking for greater personal terms than have been proposed.

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There is further confusion over the state of negotiations to sign Felipe Anderson with the Italian media now saying West Ham and Lazio are over £8.7m apart in their valuations of the Brazilian midfielder. La Gazzetta Dello Sport is saying Lazio President Claudio Lotito is demanding €45m (£39.4m) plus a 20% sell on fee for Anderson. The report […]

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Bookmakers Sky Bet make West Ham outsiders to sign Jack Grealish, James Maddison, William Carvalho, Jean Michael Seri or Jack Butland. Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has been linked to media reports to West Ham but bookies make him a 20/1  outsider to join the Irons with Spurs the 5/6 odds-on favourites. Free agent William Carvalho […]

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Sky Bet have made West Ham bookies favourites to sign Alfie Mawson, Felipe Anderson, Joao Mario and Javier Pastore. Bookies have stopped taking bets on Lukasz Fabianski joining West Ham who was 4/1 with Bet Victor before Claret and Hugh broke the news of his impending transfer. West Ham are the odds on 4/9 favourites to […]

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French newspaper L’Equipe today claims that Issa Diop’s move to West Ham should be completed in the next few days. The report claims West Ham and Toulouse have reached a €25m (£22m) agreement for the player and adds that Diop will travel to London early next week and sign a five-year deal with the Hammers. […]

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Manuel Pellegrini has issued his first comments on the Hammers summer transfer window activities declaring: “I will work hard with the director of football to try to make a very strong squad.” Speaking to the official site he has made it clear he wants a balanced squad – not simply a decent first team. The manager […]

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Italian journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has changed his story yet again on Felipe Anderson now saying the two sides are just £4m apart in their valuations of the player. Earlier this week the Sky Italia Journo said the deal was done with Lazio and it would be announced within 48 hours only to backtrack just […]

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Manu Lanzini’s devastating injury has changed the landscape as far as the Hammers summer transfer market business is concerned. The midfielder underwent surgery on his cruciate ligament injury in Barcelona on Thursday night as manager Manuel Pellegrini ponders where to go for a replacement. It’s a tough call and several names have entered the frame so today’s […]

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West Ham have tightened up considerably on the ‘leaks’ that are popularly believed to have spoiled our chances in the transfer market. Since Manuel Pellegrini’s arrival as the new manager there has been a ‘curtains drawn’ policy introduced which has seen – by and large – only the ‘usual suspects’ named in the media. Quiet […]

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West Ham continue to search for midfield recruits in the summer transfer window and continue to see the name of one midfielder linked with a move to the London Stadium. Reports linking Anderlecht ace Leander Dendoncker with a move to West Ham first arose in January, with the Belgium international disappointed to miss out on […]

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Mexico legend and former Bolton Striker Jared Borgetti believes Javier Hernandez’s mentality will help him succeed at the 2018 World Cup. “Chicharito’s mentally is very strong and he has a lot of confidence in himself and in what he can do,” Borgetti said in an interview with ESPN FC in Moscow. “He’s been in two […]

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West Ham remain locked in negotiations with Lazio for the services of Brazil winger Felipe Anderson but it seems they’re looking to also capture his team-mate. The Daily Mail (13/06, 16:48) state the Hammers are considering a move for left-back Jordan Lukaku – the brother of Manchester United striker Romelu. Manuel Pellegrini has already bolstered his […]

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Lukasz Fabianski flew to London before joining the Polish squad in Russia to take a medical with West Ham. The 33-year-old keeper had been training with the Polish national team at their pre-World Cup camp at Arłamów, a mountain resort in southeastern Poland. That training camp finished on 7th June and Fabianski is understood to have […]

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A Paris United report that claims West Ham are edging closer to signing Argentinian attacking midfielder Javier Pastore has some flaws and should be treated with caution. The report claims Pini Zahavi and West Ham owner David Gold are currently negotiating a deal, with the player’s agent Marcelo Simonian supposedly willing to bring Pastore’s salary demands […]

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West Ham’s new boss Manuel Pellegrini is targeting a spree on the market to bolster his side, with the name of a new attacker emerging. The Sun states the Hammers are considering a bid worth £18m for OGC Nice winger Allan Saint-Maximin, who could be one of a number of star names leaving the French Riviera. […]

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Portugal play Spain in the World Cup Group B tonight at 7 pm on BBC 1 Joao Mario is still technically a West Ham player as we hold his registration until the end of June under the terms of his season-long loan. The Inter Milan player played 14 games in all competitions for the Hammers scoring two […]

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